Leaving Lymon

Raised by his grandparents, first in Mississippi then in Wisconsin, ten-year-old Lymon moves to Chicago in 1945 to live with the mother he never knew, while yearning for his father.

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Main Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Holiday House, [2020]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Cline-Ransome, Lesa. Finding Langston ; 2.
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Summary:Raised by his grandparents, first in Mississippi then in Wisconsin, ten-year-old Lymon moves to Chicago in 1945 to live with the mother he never knew, while yearning for his father.
Item Description:"A Junior Library Guild selection"--Front jacket flap.
Physical Description:199 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9780823444427
0823444422
Author Notes:Lesa Cline-Ransome is the author of more than twenty books for young readers including the award-winning Finding Langston trilogy. Her work has received a plethora of honors, including dozens of starred reviews, NAACP Image Award nominations, a Coretta Scott King honor, the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction and a Christopher Award. Her work has been named to ALA Notable Books and Bank Street Best Children's Book lists and she lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York.